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Night outdoor puja at a temple-like setting with a large dark stone Shivling draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a brass bell in his right hand while incense smoke rises beside him, and his left hand is extended toward the lingam. Rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest and he wears wrist bands and arm bands. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands, and seated devotees in the background watch under strings of coloured lights and a red banner.

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Night photograph of a shirtless male priest performing an offering beside a large dark stone Shiva lingam wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, bangles and an orange dhoti, holds a brass bell in one hand and a smoking incense or camphor offering in the other, with smoke rising between them. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees sits on red steps under strings of coloured lights and a red flag.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground lit by floodlights and string lights. A large dark stone deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands stands at left. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beaded wrist bands, wearing an orange cloth, raises lit incense sticks toward the murti with one hand while holding a brass bell in the other. Smoke rises into the night air. A second man in white dhoti and white cloth stands behind him, with a red flag on a pole in the background. Several seated and standing devotees watch from the stands, including a woman with blonde hair in a dark top. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a procession moment.2016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and flower strands, stands at left. At right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala, bracelets and a braided hairstyle, and holds a large brass kalasha pot while looking toward the statue, with white markings on his arms. Red flags, string lights and a fence stand behind. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2016-12-06December 19 20162016-12-19December 06 20162016-12-06Night-time ritual on stone steps beside a large dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white armband, holds a flaming oil lamp toward the Nandi. Seated devotees on the steps in white and colourful clothes hold their hands in prayer and some hold lamps; red flags and brass kalasha vessels are visible. The scene suggests an evening aarti at a temple riverside.2016-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene: a shirtless young priest in saffron dhoti and orange cloth stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. He raises a brass kalasha-style vessel in his right hand and holds a small bell in his left, with vibhuti marks on his arms and forehead and rudraksha malas across his chest. Behind him, red-orange flags hang on poles, and seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some with hands folded in anjali, watch from a tiered platform beneath a tree. The setting appears to be an abhishekam-style puja honouring the Nandi statue.2016-12-03December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies